COP 23 RINGO Opportunities

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Updates and changes will be posted to this page as soon as the focal points can after receiving the information from the Secretariat.

Update: Thursday November 16, 2017:  COP23 Second Week Informal Young (and Old!) RINGO social gathering
**Thursday November 16, 19:00
**Vapiano
**Ollenhauerstraße 1, 53113 Bonn
This is an informal gathering with no formal meeting time or speaking.  We are just encouraging RINGOs, young and old, to gather socially.

Update: Wednesday November 15, 2017 at 17:25: The APA Closing Plenary is scheduled to resume this evening at 19:30 in room Genf.

 

Update Note: This link – https://grandreserva.unfccc.int/grandreserva/public/schedule will take you to the online version of the cctv schedule.  

Note: If meetings become closed and tickets are required, they will be distributed at the daily RINGO meetings at 9:00 AM in Bula Zone Taveuni, unless otherwise indicated below.  

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Week 1 of COP 24

COP Opening Plenary
Access for the opening ceremony at 10:00, Monday, will be restricted. RINGO will have a set number of tickets.  Tickets will be distributed on a first-come first-serve basis by meeting Marilyn Averill at 9:30 at the entrance to the COP Plenary in Plenary New York.  Marilyn will be wearing  a charcoal jacket with a red and black scarf and black pants.

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Presidency’s Open Dialogue with NGO Constituencies and Parties
Date: Wednesday, 8 November
Time: 10:00-13:00
Venue: Bula Zone, Meeting room Rakiraki
COP23_Presidency’s Open Dialogue

Session 1: NDC enhancement and implementation  Purpose The session on NDC enhancement and implementation aims to facilitate greater collaboration between Parties and non-Party stakeholders (NPS) for enhancing NDCs. NPS can play a key role in supporting effective implementation, strengthening domestic enabling environments and providing analytical inputs to identify new opportunities for mitigation and adaptation action. With a particular focus on the Facilitative Dialogue in 2018, this session will discuss how NPS can contribute to the efforts of increasing ambition with the aim to build momentum, provide confidence and exchange good practice on effective cooperation amongst stakeholders at all levels. Guiding questions 1. How are Parties and NPS collaborating with each other on enhancing and implementing NDCs? 2. How can NDCs be improved? 3. How best can NPS actively contribute and feed into the FD 2018 both directly and indirectly?

Session 2: Enhancing observer access to and participation in formal meetings  Purpose In May this year, SBI, under the agenda item Arrangements for Intergovernmental Meetings (AIM), extensively discussed and continuously enhanced observer engagement in the UNFCCC process. The purpose of this session is to build on the conclusions of SBI 46 and discuss specific steps towards their implementation as well as enabling conditions for further enhancement, in view of previous SBI discussions and conclusions. Guiding questions 1. Given that time management in Plenaries and Contact Groups is challenging, what are innovative ways to increase intervention opportunities? 2. Following SBI conclusions, what should the next steps be throughout 2018 for Parties to make greater use of inputs by non-Party stakeholders in workshops and technical meetings, as well as through submissions? 3. What are good practices from other UN processes? How can they be applied in the UNFCCC?

High-level Champions consultations with observer organizations
Topic: The future role of the Champions, being a bridge between NPS and Parties, in particular for the Facilitative Dialogue and the Technical Experts Meeting in 2018
Date: Wednesday, 8 November
Time: 16:00-17:00
Venue: De Brum, Bula Zone
Chair: YOUNGO

Update (Tuesday November 7, 14:40):  APA informal tickets for informal sessions today were handed out after the conclusion of the contact group.  We have 1 ticket remaining for the 15:00 session today for agenda item 6 and three tickets each for agenda item 8 related to adaptation fund at 15:00 and for agenda item 8 issues NOT related to adaptation fund at 17:00 today.  Email Tracy at vls@ringofocalpoint.org if you are interested in the tickets.  See here for schedule and locations.

Tickets for informals tomorrow will be handed out at the RINGO meeting in the morning.

Update (Tuesday November 7, 9:30):  APA informals tickets will be distributed after the APA Contact group ends.  Meet Tracy and Beth outside of Plenary New York after the contact group concludes.  We will distribute tickets for informals occurring today.  Informals occurring after today will be distributed at tomorrow’s RINGO meeting.  We have three tickets for each informal.  To receive a ticket you must be there in person.  We will attempt to distribute tickets equitably amongst delegations.  Those that receive a ticket will be asked to submit notes to be posted on our meeting notes page.  Tickets are for one informal session only and must be returned at the end of the session.

Update (Tuesday November 7, 7:45): APA informals will require tickets to access.  RINGO is in processes of receiving tickets from the secretariat.  Tickets will be distributed at RINGO meetings.  If tickets will need to be distributed at other times during the day, it will be posted here. 

Update: Thursday November 9, 2017:    Informal Young (and old) RINGO gathering
**Thursday November 9, 19:00
**Vapiano
**Ollenhauerstraße 1, 53113 Bonn
This is an informal gathering with no formal meeting time or speaking.  We are just encouraging RINGOs, young and old, to gather socially.

Thursday, November 9, 2017

Executive Secretary’s briefing to observer organizations
Date: Thursday 9, November
Time: 11:00-11:45
Venue: Meeting room 5, Bonn Zone
Chair: TUNGO

To have a more focused briefing and provide you with valuable information, the secretariat has requested we indicate a few topics of interest and concern that we would like to raise in the briefing.  If you have particular topics or concerns you would like to raise, please email them to wustl@ringofocalpoint.org before 15:00 on Tuesday November 7, 2017.

SB Chairs’ dialogue with observer organizations
Date: Thursday, 9 November 2017
Time: 15:00-16:00
Venue: AH Lower Conference Room
Chair: WGC

We have been asked to submit questions for the SB Co-Chairs’ dialogue in advance. The aim is to enhance the substance of the discussion and the advance questions do not preclude raising any other questions during the dialogue.  If you have particular questions you would like to ask, please email to wustl@ringofocalpoint.org before 15:00 on Tuesday November 7, 2017.

Friday, November 10, 2017

Consultations with Amb. Khan and Amb. Mekouar
Amb. Khan on behalf of the COP23 Presidency and Amb. Mekouar on behalf of the COP22 Presidency, would like to invite you for consultations on the Facilitative Dialogue, focusing on the features note as follows:

Date: Friday, 10 November 2017
Time: 11:15 to 12:00
Room: WCCB – Bangkok (Bula Zone 1)

APA Co-Chairs’ dialogue with observer organizations
Date: Friday, 10 November 2017
Time: 15:00-15:45
Venue: Bula Zone, Chamber Hall
Chair: RINGO

We have been asked to submit questions for the APA Co-Chairs’ dialogue in advance. The aim is to enhance the substance of the discussion and the advance questions do not preclude raising any other questions during the dialogue.  If you have particular questions you would like to ask, please email to wustl@ringofocalpoint.org before 15:00 on Tuesday November 7, 2017.

Update Saturday November 11, 2017, 13:45: The Informal stocktaking plenary by the President is now scheduled to be in Plenary New York at 16 – 18:00.

Saturday November 11, 2017

Informal stocktaking plenary by the President
Date: Saturday, 11 November
Time: 16:00 – 18:00
Venue: Chamber Hall Plenary New York (updated at 13:45)

Update: Tuesday November 14, 2017: The High Level Segment that begins at 3pm on Wednesday, November 15 in New York requires tickets for observers. RINGO will distribute them at its 9am meeting that morning. This session will be webcast, so those without tickets may watch it on line or on CCTV. 

Update: Monday November 13, 2017: Tickets for ticketed events including APA informals and the high level segment, are distributed daily at the 900 RINGOs meeting.   We have three tickets for each APA informal.  To receive a ticket you must be at the RINGO meeting in person.  We will attempt to distribute tickets equitably amongst delegations.  Those that receive a ticket will be asked to submit notes to be posted on our meeting notes page.  APA informals tickets are for one informal session only and must be returned at the end of the session.